weather-beaten
Americanadjective
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bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.
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tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather.
a weather-beaten face.
adjective
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showing signs of exposure to the weather
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tanned or hardened by exposure to the weather
Etymology
Origin of weather-beaten
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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Each year the birds must stay on platforms of floating ice for long enough to replace weather-beaten feathers with new, waterproof coats.
From BBC
Years of hard work have left him weather-beaten and broken.
From BBC
The silvery mutton chops peeking out from beneath a weather-beaten train engineer’s cap.
From Los Angeles Times
He hesitated before pointing across the courtroom to a man with a weather-beaten face.
From Los Angeles Times
“I signed my Island deal on this organ here for good luck,” Crockett says, running his fingers along a weather-beaten keyboard.
From Los Angeles Times
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